Public health warning issued in flood-stricken Greece

The floods destroyed homes and roads and left thousands of households without power and water for days

The village of Koskinas, in the central region of Thessaly, Greece was flooded (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies/AP)

Public health officials issued an urgent appeal on Monday to residents in flood-stricken central Greece to avoid using floodwater for domestic chores due to mounting fears of contamination.

The floods have caused damage over 270 square miles in Greece’s central farming belt, according to the European Union’s satellite and earth observation agency, Copernicus.